Generalized reflex myoclonus in a patient with alcohol-sensitive spontaneous myoclonus and an abnormal gait.
A patient with alcohol-sensitive spontaneous, action- and stimulus-sensitive generalized reflex myoclonus is reported. Gait was abnormal but could not be clearly classified as dystonic. No other neurological abnormality was present. The possible relationship between alcohol-sensitive myoclonic dystonia and this case is discussed. Reflex myoclonus may serve as an additional clinical marker in the study of families with alcohol-sensitive myoclonus, dystonia, or both.
Artieda
J
J
Department of Neurology, Clinica Universitaria, Pamplona, Spain.
Luquin
M R
MR
Vaamonde
J
J
Laguna
J
J
Obeso
J A
JA
D000328:Adult; D000431:Ethanol / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009069:Movement Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D009207:Myoclonus / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology
D000431:Ethanol